• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.61 no.7
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• pp.923-927
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• 2012

This paper studies a busbar design of high power HVDC converter. In order to design a electrical busbar, we need to consider electrical, mechanical and environmental condition. In this papre, we focus on the electrical design in terms of temperaure and currnet. Busbar conductor can be damaged to burn due to the temperature and fault current of busbar. In this paper, Busbar design of Jindo-Jeju HVDC #2 System that will start operate in 2012 is considered.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.07b
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• pp.1346-1348
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• 2005

디지털 프로세서의 성능이 크게 향상됨에 따라 HVDC(High Voltage Direct Current) 시스템의 제어에 고급 지능형 제어 기술의 적용이 연구되고 있다. 이러한 연구의 일환으로, 본 논문에서는 MATLAB을 이용한 HVDC 시스템 시뮬레이터의 개발 결과를 소개한다. 시뮬레이터는 MATLAB의 프로그램 언어와 행렬 연산 기능을 이용하였으며, 회로의 수식화는 전압원 및 스위칭 소자, 변압기를 포함할 수 있는 수정된 마디 해석법(modified nodal analysis)을 사용하였고, 적분법은 Backward Euler 적분법을 사용하여 수치적 진동(numerical oscillation) 문제가 발생하지 않도록 하였다. 개발 결과, 본 시뮬레이터가 향후의 HVDC 시스템 지능형 제어 기술 연구에 유용하게 활용될 것으로 기대한다.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.47-53
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• 2018

VSC technology is now well established in HVDC and is, in many respects, complementary to the older Line Commutated Converter (LCC) technology. Despite the various advantages of VSC technology, VSC HVDC stations have higher power losses than LCC stations. Although the relative advantages and disadvantages are well known within the industry, there have been very few attempts to quantify these factors on an objective basis. This paper describes methods to determine the operating losses of every component in the valve of VSC-HVDC system. The losses of the valve, including both conduction losses and switching losses, are treated in detail.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.76-81
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• 2023

A new test circuit for an MMC-based valve HVDC power converter is proposed. The proposed scheme satisfies the required clauses from IEC-62501. The valve test current contains second harmonic component and DC offset as well as a fundamental component that is quite similar to the real operating arm current of MMC based HVDC power system. The structure of the proposed test circuit is simple compared to conventional test circuits. Furthermore, the power supply voltage rating of the proposed test circuit is reduced dramatically around 20% of the conventional scheme with the same current rating. The validity of the proposed test circuit is verified through simulation and experimental results.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.66 no.8
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• pp.1163-1171
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• 2017

The problem of fault current to exceed the rated capacity of a power circuit breaker can cause a serious accident to hurt the reliability of the power system. In order to solve this issue, current limiting reactors and circuit breakers with increased capacity are utilized but these solutions have some technical limitations. Back-to-back high voltage direct current(BTB HVDC) may be applied for reducing the fault current. When BTB HVDCs are installed for reduction in fault current, selecting the optimal location of the BTB HVDC without causing overload of line power becomes a key point. In this paper, we use genetic algorithm to find optimal location effectively in a short time. We propose a new methodology for determining the BTB HVDC optimal location to reduce fault current without causing overload of line power in metropolitan areas. Also, the procedure of performing the calculation of fault current and line power flow by PSS/E is carried out automatically using Python. It is shown that this optimization methodology can be applied effectively for determining the BTB HVDC optimal location to reduce fault current without causing overload of line power by a case study.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1996.07a
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• pp.342-344
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• 1996

This paper describes the usefulness of new control method in HVDC link system which suffers from severe condition of weak ac system. The proposed control scheme is used for the positive feedback control which directly controlls dc current at dc link system. The object of this paper is to improve the transient response of HVDC link system in disturbances such as faults. To achieve this objective, digital time-domain simulations are employed by the Electro Magnetic Transient Program for DC system(EMTDC).

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.452-458
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• 2019

This study proposes a new test circuit and control method for the submodules of modular multilevel converter (MMC)-based HVDC systems. The test current of conventional submodule test circuits cannot provide the DC offset components or may have some distortion in the linearized current with the DC offset. The proposed scheme can provide not only the DC component but also linearized current without distortion. Therefore, the submodule test current waveform is relatively similar to that of a real submodule consisting of an MMC-based HVDC system. The validity of the proposed circuit and control method is verified through a simulation and experiment.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.57 no.11
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• pp.2035-2040
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• 2008

The electrical discharge of high voltage direct current(HVDC) overhead transmission line generate audible noise, radio noise, electric field, ion current and induced voltage on the ground. These items are major factors to design environmentally friendly configuration of DC transmission line. Therefore, HVDC transmission lines must be designed to keep all these corona effects within acceptable levels. Several techniques have been used to assess interference caused by ions on HVDC overhead transmission line. In this study, to assess the ion characteristic of DC line, the ion current density and induced voltage caused by ion flow were measured by plate electrodes manufactured from a metal flat board and charged bodies, respectively. The charged body has two types of cylinder and cylindrical plate. From the results of calibration experiments, the sensitivity of flat electrode and charged body can be obtained. At present, the developed system is used to investigate the ion generation characteristics of Kochang DC ${\pm}500kV$ test line.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.457-467
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• 2005

This paper deals with the new frequency controller of the HVDC scheme linking Haenam to Cheju Island. The primary aim of the study is to develop and evaluate a new frequency controller after the removing of the present synchronous compensators. The simulation methods are the mix of PSCAD/EMTDC and PSS/E, the main system studies are done for the transient state analysis using PSCAD/EMTDC. The study cases are completed involving 3 phase, single phase trip and load tripping events and study plots presented. In conclusion, the new frequency measurement from the AC network gives effective frequency control and dynamic performance.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.242-252
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• 2017

This paper deals with the blocking of DC-fault current during DC cable short-circuit conditions in HVDC (High-Voltage DC) transmission systems utilizing Modular Multilevel Converters (MMCs), where a new SubModule (SM) topology circuit for the MMC is proposed. In this SM circuit, an additional Insulated-Gate Bipolar Translator (IGBT) is required to be connected at the output terminal of a conventional SM with a half-bridge structure, hereafter referred to as HBSM, where the anti-parallel diodes of additional IGBTs are used to block current from the grid to the DC-link side. Compared with the existing MMCs based on full-bridge (FB) SMs, the hybrid topologies of HBSM and FBSM, and the clamp-double SMs, the proposed topology offers a lower cost and lower power loss while the fault current blocking capability in the DC short-circuit conditions is still provided. The effectiveness of the proposed topology has been validated by simulation results obtained from a 300-kV 300-MW HVDC transmission system and experimental results from a down-scaled HVDC system in the laboratory.